STONEWIND

Lead, limit, believe it all naïve

Run, regret, sacrifice reprieve

Through all the languid alibis

Lies in more than you realize

All forgiven then ignored

Form a habit of being unsure

Simple yet restrained, able but you still refrain

Disregard it all the same, only comprehend then

 

I thought it was gone but it just fell through the cracks

Hard to go on with too little truth, too many facts

 

Hide, implied, consciously defy

Reach desperate, nothing’s always safe

A sense of false security, a lesser known uncertainty

And you’ll gladly take the fall

Finally free though still on call

Settle for detours, buy into what you can’t afford

Just as empty as before, only comprehend then

 

I thought it was gone but it just fell through the cracks

Hard to go on with too little truth, too many facts

I thought it was gone, hard to go on

 

And never know.
 

Fear a tempest waiting, I can still see you

It falls, clouds my vision, she’s who I ran to

Hear the air is tearing, those false fronts collide

It falls, clouds my vision, she’s who I ran to

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Stay

 

It’s near enough now to smell the rain but be relieved

The pain’s only there when you breathe

Heat, a thundering heartbeat, a sunken sky bled dry

It falls, clouds my vision, she’s who I ran to

 

Stay.
 

Keep me near who knows when I’ll be lost again

I couldn’t tell you how long it’s been

But how I get here has never been clear

In this space something’s missing

 

And somewhere deep inside traces reside

Tagged by memories I just can’t hide

And maybe I’m crazy for wanting to believe in such things

And maybe I’m crazy for seeing what could never be

 

What have I been missing all this time?

Have I been missing all this time?

 

And in this haze I see nothing but greys

Couldn’t you have taken me for one more day?

And maybe I’m crazy for wanting to believe in such things

And maybe I’m crazy for seeing what could never be

 

What have I been missing all this time?

Have I been missing all this time?
 

You’re looking through bomb-bay doors

I’m looking out at Bombay’s poor

Two different views

Whose news you’re reading, who you’re listening to

Still, nothing ever gets done

 

It’s the seconds that make up the day

It’s the hours that get in the way

When we’re given the best we’ve got

And still, nothing ever gets done

 

I see the ship headed for pack ice

You see ocean blue and say that’s nice

Two different views

Whose clues you’re seeking, who you’re talking to

Still, nothing ever gets done

 

It’s the seconds that make up the day

It’s the hours that get in the way

We use the tools the best we can

And still, nothing ever gets done

 

Rome didn’t fall in a day

But its domes, they chipped away

When reason doesn’t make a sound

All the ceilings, they come crumbling down

 

It’s the seconds that make up the day

It’s the hours that get in the way

When we’re given the best we’ve got

And still, nothing gets done.
 

Stonewind blowin’ in

Begin again, scour these dull hours

Hollow promises all lied to waste

Easily replaced

 

We’ve seen everything come and go

With nothing left to show

 

Stonewind blowin’ in

Erase the blame, wipe clean these fading dreams

Weathered self image

Now there’s nothing to stand in our way

 

We’ve seen everything come and go

With nothing left to show

 

It wasn’t supposed to be this way

Was it supposed to be this way?

Now how do I forget it?

 

Stonewind blowin’ in

Bring oblivion, let this fire expire

 

We’ve seen everything come and go

With nothing left to show

 

For all I try I can’t forget you.
 

Far away won't cure your ills

Next door don't give you thrills

 

The things that are killing me

Are what's willing me to move on

Like dusk does every day to dawn

 

The Earth is round and there's no escape

Somewhere life turns a corner, love turns to hate

 

The things that are killing me

Are what's willing me to move on

Like dusk does every day to dawn

There's nowhere, nowhere to hide

and the grass ain’t, grass ain’t greener

'cause there's no other side

 

We run to what we run from

Then find our way home crumb by crumb

 

The things that are killing me

Are what's willing me to move on

Like dusk does every day to dawn

There's nowhere, nowhere to hide

And the grass isn't, grass isn't greener

‘Cause there's no other side.
 

Whisper all you want, everyone hear

Experience has taught you the same thing

Achievements disappear, silent distress

Pretend to make amends for only something

 

Excuse if I refuse to complicate fate

She’s still some wanton thrill and it’s too late to wait

 

But just tell me how

my chances are now

Can see but can’t relate

Too used to second rate

 

Miss subtle assure, indifferent stare

Fear the trying past feeling the same thing

Solitary bliss, futile remorse

Keeping hope alive for only something

 

Excuse if I refuse to complicate fate

She’s still some wanton thrill and it’s too late to wait

 

Closer, yet, in the dream

 

Off guard, fool scarred, make my mistake

Obsess, detest, all for their sake

 

Reset reality, pressure ensues

For chance or circumstance, neither I choose.
 

Spent with recollection all my reason escapes me

And I dilute the solution with excuses drowned in time

Speechless pondering to find that everything’s been said

And in my sheltered mind resigned to no on but myself

 

Disturb the gods, proceed at odds with faith

Repeat mistake, learn to self medicate

Alone in trust, dull sense dispels disgust (dazed)

 

It’s not enough, but I’m not giving up

Can’t compete, secure in sure defeat

 

Restake my claim, interest you can’t sustain

Betray yourself, just leave me out of it

Do I concede?, it’s no longer guaranteed (dazed)

 

It’s not enough, but I’m not giving up

Can’t compete, secure in sure defeat

 

Needed relief from cosmic irony

But I confess, I’m not quite at my best

A little more, and apathy’s restored (dazed)

 

It’s not enough, but I keep fucking up

Can’t compete, secure in sure defeat

Your hands are tied, the rules just don’t apply

Sudden dive, revive anesthetized.
 

Hiding in the shadows, never make a sound

You always like me better, when I’m not around

And you can break me when I’m broken,

but could you maybe fake a smile?

And if I’m real good, would you tell me

what everybody knows?

And if I take my medicine, would you want me then?

 

I’ll find my way to go, find my way to say

The pieces are everywhere, and you don’t even care

 

I’ve got you in mind, maybe I don’t feel like it

Runnin’ out of time, am I reading you right?

And I guess I should have known,

but where is your Rosetta Stone?

And if I’m real good, would you tell me what everybody knows?

And if I take my medicine, would you want me then?

 

I’ll find my way to go, find my way to say

The pieces are everywhere, and you don’t even care.
 

To shine so bright yet show dim through all the glare

You’ll get what you can but the value is beyond repair

 

So it’s only me,

misplaced the key

Nothing to be,

explanations that don’t explain

 

The meaning is clear if you see it through her eyes

The hope that you feel pains you

more than knowing it’s a lie

 

So it’s only me,

misplaced the key

Nothing to be,

explanations that don’t explain.